A protest that refuses to be silent about sexual violence–and reflects on what has happened
“Take Back the Night” is an action created to enable large numbers of women to publicly express our anger at the sexual violence that goes on and the victim blaming that accompanies it. Not every woman has been sexually assaulted, but every woman has been taught to fear it. We are told from the time we are young not to walk alone, not to go out after dark, to avoid strangers and to avoid dangerous areas of town. This advice is useless in the face of the reality that the largest number of women experience violence in their own home, at the hand of someone they know. [Source: Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis & Prevention Centre]
In Nanaimo, a candlelight procession marking Take Back the Night and Sisters in Spirit begins at Nanaimo Women’s Centre at 6:30 p.m. on Monday October 4th. We speak with representatives from Nanaimo Women’s Centre.
